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The vast majority of horses appeared to have been buried without much added effort, but one horse was buried with two jugs and an oil lamp in the crook of its leg, officials said.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Aladdin, a character from a Middle Eastern folktale, stumbles on an oil lamp that unleashes a powerful, larger-than-life genie who grants him three wishes.
—Sonal Jain, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Also in the collection are a biofuel oil lamp, earthenware cooling towers, a modular bee home and a future uniform — one jacket with three configurations.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
But for other scholars, the verdict was all but confirmed by the discovery of an oil lamp decorated with images of a menorah and lulav (a palm frond used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot) at the bottom of the pool.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Israeli officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual oil lamp dating to the fourth century, just in time for Hanukkah.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) explained the oil lamp, which dates back to the Late Roman Empire, was found during a recent excavation near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Earlier in December, an unusual oil lamp with 1,700-year-old soot marks was found near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
In time, the dripping becomes an old friend, as does Drogo’s room, with its sagging mattress, its oil lamp, its drawer with a tricky lock.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Aladdin, a character from a Middle Eastern folktale, stumbles on an oil lamp that unleashes a powerful, larger-than-life genie who grants him three wishes.
—Sonal Jain, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Also in the collection are a biofuel oil lamp, earthenware cooling towers, a modular bee home and a future uniform — one jacket with three configurations.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
But for other scholars, the verdict was all but confirmed by the discovery of an oil lamp decorated with images of a menorah and lulav (a palm frond used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot) at the bottom of the pool.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Israeli officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual oil lamp dating to the fourth century, just in time for Hanukkah.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) explained the oil lamp, which dates back to the Late Roman Empire, was found during a recent excavation near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Earlier in December, an unusual oil lamp with 1,700-year-old soot marks was found near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
In time, the dripping becomes an old friend, as does Drogo’s room, with its sagging mattress, its oil lamp, its drawer with a tricky lock.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Oil lamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20lamp. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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